EST REVIEW HOTS

Questions
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1. It takes 28 days for 6 goats or 8 sheep to graze a field.
How long will 9 goats and 2 sheep take to graze the same field.
Solution
6 goats = 8 sheep 1. Covert to the same units.
⇒ 1 goat = 8/6 sheep
⇒ 9 goats ≡ (8/6 × 9) sheep = 12 sheep
⇒ (9 goats + 2 sheep) ≡ (12 sheep + 2 sheep) = 14 sheep
Now, 8 sheep => 28 days 2. Get the one unit.
One sheep will graze in (28 × 8) days
⇒ 14 sheep will take (28 × 8)/14
= 16 days
Hence, 9 goats and 2 sheep will take 16 days to graze the field.
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2. Either 15 women or 12 men can finish a certain task in 66 days.
How long will 3 women and 24 men respectively take to accomplish the same task?
Solution 1
15 women = 12 men
12
⇒ 1 woman = men 1. Covert to the same units.
15
12 48
⇒ 3 woman ≡ ( × 3) men = = 2.4 men
15 15
⇒ (3 women + 24 men) ≡ (2.4 men + 24 men) = 26.4 men
Now, 12 men => 66 days 2. Get the one unit.
One men can do the task (66 × 12) days
⇒ 26.4 men will take (66 × 12)/26.4 days
= 30 days
Hence, 3 women and 24 men can do the task in 30 days.
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2. Either 15 women or 12 men can finish a certain task in 66 days.
How long will 3 women and 24 men respectively take to accomplish the same task?

Solution 2
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3. 12 men or 15 women can finish a work in 24 days, in how many days can
the same work be finished by 8 men and 8 women?
Solution
15 women = 12 men
15
⇒ 1 man = women 1. Covert to the same units.
12
15 120
⇒ 8 men ≡ ( × 8) women = = 10 women
12 12
⇒ (8 men + 8 women) ≡ (10 women + 8 women) = 18 women
Now, 15 women => 24 days 2. Get the one unit.
One woman can do the task (15 × 24) days
⇒ 18 women will take (15 × 24)/18 days = 360/18
=20 days
Hence, 8 women and 8 men can do the task in 20 days.
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3. 12 men or 15 women can finish a work in 24 days, in how many days can
the same work be finished by 8 men and 8 women?
Solution 2
15 women = 12 men 1. Get the unit rate for 1 man and 1 woman.
1 1
⇒ Work done by 1 man in 1 day = =
12 𝑥 24 288
1 1
⇒ Work done by 1 woman in 1 day = =
15 𝑥 24 360
2. Get the work done by 8 men and 8 women.
1 1 1 1 1
⇒ Work done by 8 men + 8 women 1 day = + = + =
288 360 4 5 20
1
3. Get the inverse of .
20
1
The inverse of is 20.
20
Hence, 8 women and 8 men can do the task in 20 days.